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Work Life Balance — Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors to practice water safety

'As millions of Americans plan visits to our nation’s lakes and rivers for the 2025 recreation season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors of the importance of practicing safe, sensible and thoughtful activities in, on and around open water. ...'

5/7/2025
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Archive: March, 2020

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5 Mar 2020
USACE To Close West Point Dam Road Temporarily
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake will temporarily close vehicular and pedestrian traffic across West Point Dam Road March 9, 2020, 8:00 a.m., to March 27, 2020, 4:00 p.m., to ensure public safety during the maintenance of West Point Dam.
5 Mar 2020
Another Year of Excellence as IWR Celebrates with Awards
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources
5 Mar 2020
From mid-Atlantic to Canada, Norfolk District foresters manage unique Army program
FORT A.P. HILL, Va. – For a pair of Real Estate Office staffers at Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there really is no confusing the forest for the trees. District foresters Andrew Willey and Stefan Flores are responsible for timber sales and helping manage forests on military installations and other Army real property.
5 Mar 2020
Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)
The Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), seeks to provide a safe, reliable, cost effective and environment sustainable waterborne navigation system by implementing switchboats at five locks, constructing mooring cells and seven new 1,200 foot locks. NESP will restore the aquatic and terrestrial habitat to a more natural condition on more than 100,000 acres throughout the system through a wide variety of ecosystem projects.
4 Mar 2020
DOD Outlines Priorities in Combating Coronavirus
DOD has an advantage it is sharing with civilian agencies in that the Defense Department has been doing pandemic planning for more than 20 years, said Robert G. Salesses, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense. In addition, DOD conducts rigorous after-action reviews of real-world operations and situations, such as the ones against severe acute respiratory syndrome — SARS — first discovered in 2003. DOD also examined the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014.
4 Mar 2020
Corps surveys the Keystone Dam
The Memphis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to perform survey support for districts outside of the Mississippi Valley Division. Recently, Surveyors Josh Beam and Phil Pettit from the Memphis Survey Section completed a survey of the Keystone Dam, which is located west of Tulsa, Oklahoma on Keystone Lake near the community of Sand Springs.
4 Mar 2020
Noteworthy realty service
Some would say there’s nothing better than getting a thank you note after you’ve done a good job, especially when the job can be a sensitive time for those involved. Meet Joshua A. Neisen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Realty Specialist for the Memphis District. He recently received a thank you note from both landowners and the District Commander for a job well done.
4 Mar 2020
Chicago Harbor Lock – busiest in nation last year for lockages, vessels
The Chicago Harbor Lock, located in Chicago and adjacent to Navy Pier, separates the waters of Lake Michigan from the Chicago River. It is one of two entrances from the Great Lakes to the Illinois Waterway System. And, according to its Lockmaster Selwyn Tyrone Valley, last year it hit a milestone.
3 Mar 2020
Nansemond project’s Restoration Advisory Board to meet Thursday
SUFFOLK, Va. — Restoration efforts at Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot remain a priority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project's next Restoration Advisory Board meeting is set for Thursday from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. at Tidewater Community College’s Center for Workforce Solutions.
2 Mar 2020
Want a glimpse of the future? Look no further than ITL’s new DIVE laboratory.
The newest facility at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) will make you feel like you’ve traveled forward in time. The Dynamic Immersive Virtual Environment (DIVE) laboratory allows researchers to test and develop solutions for the Department of Defense (DoD) using leading augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) gear. The rise of this technology has already changed the way we work and learn, and it will now be used to allow Army engineers, scientists, and stakeholders to immerse themselves in true scale, 3D environments.

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Archive: March, 2020

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18 Mar 2020
Corps closures related to COVID-19
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has a plan in place for continuity of operations during a pandemic crisis such as COVID-19, is prepared to respond accordingly and will provide additional information to the public as the situation develops. This communication currently includes information for visitors to Corps Regulatory Offices, as well as campers and recreational users regarding operational adjustments that will take place at navigation locks and recreation facilities.
18 Mar 2020
Reduced releases from Gavins Point expected Friday
Releases from Gavins Point Dam will be incrementally reduced to 20,000 cubic feet per second beginning Thursday. Releases should reach 20,000 cubic feet per second by Friday morning and will be held there through the weekend.
18 Mar 2020
Corps Deactivates Phase II Flood Fight
Phase I restrictions remain in effect. Water levels along the Mississippi River have dropped prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to move from phase II to phase I flood fight procedures.
18 Mar 2020
Corps closes visitor centers, suspends tours
Due to health and safety precautions regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus), all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District Visitor Centers will be closed and all public group tours and events and have been cancelled until further notice.
18 Mar 2020
Vicksburg District to temporarily close visitor centers, field offices, recreation areas to the public
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will temporarily close its visitor centers, interpretive centers, field offices and select recreation site attractions across Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas to the public beginning March 19.
18 Mar 2020
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Preventative COVID-19 Closures
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District has closed all visitor centers, beaches, day use areas and project offices to the public. Boat ramps and trails will remain open and available.
17 Mar 2020
USACE announce measures for COVID-19 in Texas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District is taking measures to assist public health efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect USACE employees and visitors. Effective immediately, the Fort Worth District is restricting access to all of its office sites to employees, contractors and essential service personnel.
17 Mar 2020
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks closing pedestrian gates to all visitors
Due to the changing environment in regards to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and aligning with other local government agencies, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks will be closing all the pedestrian gates to visitors and commuters effective March 17 at 9:00 p.m. This includes the north gate near Northwest 54th street and the south gate near West Commodore Way.
17 Mar 2020
Brazos River Fort Bend flood risk management feasibility study recommends no federal action
GALVESTON, Texas – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District announced today that it has completed the Brazos River Fort Bend Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study and is recommending that no federal action be taken.
17 Mar 2020
Memorandum of Agreement for historic structures affected by the fish passage near Augusta, Georgia, released for public review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, posted a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) today for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Fish Passage at New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam (NSBLD), Richmond County, Georgia and Aiken County, South Carolina. The MOA is among the Corps, the Georgia and South Carolina State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO), and the Advisory Council on History Preservation (ACHP). The MOA addresses adverse effects to the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam in accordance with 36 CFR Part 800. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This law requires federal agencies to consider the effects of their actions on historic properties that are listed or meet the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.